A deferred examination may only be granted where you can demonstrate either:

An inability to sit, complete, or perform at the minimum level of your demonstrated abilities, the original examination for medical or compassionate reasons

Unexpected and exceptional circumstances beyond your control

The following reasons would normally be considered acceptable grounds for deferring an examination:

Illness or medical reasons

Accident

Serious personal or emotional trauma (e.g. bereavement)

Events, sporting or religious commitments at a state, national or international representative level

Three scheduled examinations commencing within less than 24 consecutive hours

Please note: if you are unable to sit an examination due to religious observance, you must provide written notice by the end of Week 7 to the Student Business Centre Manager. Notice must include written documentation from a senior person in a religious order such as the Pastor, Church Elder, Imam or Rabbi.

Approval will not be granted where it is reasonable to expect that the circumstances could have been avoided.

The following reasons would be considered unacceptable grounds for deferring an examination:

Travel or holiday arrangements

Misreading the examination timetable

A desire to spread assessment tasks to yield improved performance

Events and sporting commitments that are not at a state, national or international representative level

Applications normally received after the prescribed deadline

You should seek advice from the Student Business Centre Manager if you are unsure whether your application would meet the criteria for a deferred examination.

What happens when your application is received?

End-of-semester examinations

The Student Business Centre will assess your deferral application for a centrally scheduled end-of-semester examination.

You will be sent a confirmation letter from the Student Business Centre advising you of the outcome.

Deferred examinations for end-of-semester examinations are conducted during Orientation Week of the semester immediately following the one in which you were scheduled to complete your examination.

You must be available to sit your deferred examination/s during Orientation Week on any day from the Wednesday to the Friday.

The deferred examination timetable is published online at 5pm on the Monday of Orientation Week.

You will receive an email to your Bond student account advising when the timetable is available.

Mid-semester examinations

The Student Business Centre will assess your deferral application for mid-semester examinations and all other examinations scheduled by the Faculty.

You will be sent a confirmation letter from the Student Business Centre advising you of the outcome.

Please note: you will be deemed to have sat the examination once an official examination period has commenced including perusal time. A request for a deferred examination will not be considered if you leave an examination for any reason once the official examination period, including perusal time, has commenced.